Month: September 2019

12:57 AM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — The St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs wasted no time trading blows in the first game of their crucial four-game series. Then, the Cardinals’ Matt Carpenter delivered a haymaker that put the rival Cubs on the ropes. Carpenter homered in the 10th inning against Craig Kimbrel in the
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So maybe Bo Nix hasn’t taken the top off of defenses much during the first three games of the young season. Auburn’s true freshman quarterback has been good — sometimes great, even — but his numbers haven’t been exceptional with just four passing touchdowns and a pair of interceptions. He has a respectable, if not
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11:36 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Not only is Gardner Minshew capably filling in for the injured Nick Foles, the rookie sixth-round pick is beginning to show he might be able to carry the Jacksonville Jaguars‘ offense. The Jaguars’ run game was essentially nonexistent Thursday night against the Tennessee Titans until late in the fourth
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11:36 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Not only is Gardner Minshew II capably filling in for the injured Nick Foles, the rookie sixth-round pick is beginning to show that he might be able to carry the Jacksonville Jaguars‘ offense. The Jaguars’ run game was essentially nonexistent Thursday night against the Tennessee Titans, so it was
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Craig Burley says Zinedine Zidane has done an excellent job managing egos at Real Madrid, but is failing in other management areas. ESPN FC’s Alejandro Moreno says Juventus’ defensive issues came to the forefront in a 2-2 draw against Atletico Madrid. Frank Leboeuf joins the ESPN FC crew to break down how Paris Saint-Germain came
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11:04 PM ET ESPN News Services MIAMI — Don Mattingly says he’s glad to be returning next year as the Miami Marlins manager to provide stability for a struggling franchise, because as a player he experienced the other extreme. Mattingly played for the New York Yankees from 1982 to 1995, when they made 12 managerial
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11:04 PM ET Don Mattingly and the rebuilding Miami Marlins have agreed to a contract extension, a source told ESPN, confirming an El Extrabase report. Mattingly will receive a two-year deal from the team, a source told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. An official announcement is expected Friday, when Miami opens a three-game series against the visiting
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11:16 PM ET Editor’s note: You can watch the news conference in its entirety on ESPN+. Fans packed the beautiful Rooftop at Pier 17 in New York on Thursday night to see Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz on stage for a news conference. The two popular stars will fight in the main event of UFC
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ESPN FC’s Julien Laurens weighs in on 16-year-old Ansu Fati’s impact at Barcelona so far with two goals in his first three matches. Alejandro Moreno examines how Lionel Messi impacted the game during the final 30 minutes of Barcelona’s scoreless draw against Dortmund. Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi each have five Ballons d’Or, but does
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